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#1 nocode81
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I'm confused, but not as much as Sony's higher-ups seem to be.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8800.cfm

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#2 cakeorrdeath
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boggles the mind!
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#3 Fhiz
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um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.
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#5 Dekuxutu
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[QUOTE="teh_ownerer"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.


They have security tags on them.  I hope someone isn't blind enough to walk straight into a giant stack of consoles.
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#6 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="teh_ownerer"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night: this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... Dekuxutu
If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.


They have security tags on them. I hope someone isn't blind enough to walk straight into a giant stack of consoles.



Plus they weigh a lot! You would have to litrally fall into them to knock them over.
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#7 -Reggaeton-
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[QUOTE="teh_ownerer"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.


Just what i was going to say...
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#8 Frizby3
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Not overly suprising. Sony themselves don't know what is really going on with their own producs. THIS IS WHY THEY FAIL !
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#10 chrisoff_1
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Not overly suprising. Sony themselves don't know what is really going on with their own producs. THIS IS WHY THEY FAIL !Frizby3

i think its much more likely thats its the fanboys here that dont know whats going on with sony products too many arm chair analysts that think they know more then sony does about there sales/shipments and shortages

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#11 Truth_Hurts_U
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um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night: this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... FlawlessSeasons

Yeah... On EB and GameStop websites you can search all stores in a 200 mile radius of your zip. 85% of all stores had PS3's, 15% had none and 30% had less then 4. That was in most of the East coast. From NY to DC.

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#12 lawlessx
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theres about 5 ps3's at my local gamestore that have been sitting on the top shelf for weeks while the wii is selling very quickly
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#13 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night: this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... Truth_Hurts_U

Yeah... On EB and GameStop websites you can search all stores in a 200 mile radius of your zip. 85% of all stores had PS3's, 15% had none and 30% had less then 4. That was in most of the East coast. From NY to DC.



That kind of settles the argument then.
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#14 Khansoul
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My EB has five 60 gig PS3's! and they have been there over a week now the same five.
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theres about 5 ps3's at my local gamestore that have been sitting on the top shelf for weeks while the wii is selling very quicklylawlessx

you have been in that store every day and noted none of those PS3 were sold for over a week.....impressive but not very believable

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#16 Socrates88
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

And this time last year 360 didn't seell as many as PS3.
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#17 NotThat_basic
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Maybe the real shortage they are referring to, is the shortage of people actually willing to shell out 600 bones on their machine...

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#18 deactivated-645e897010df8
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[QUOTE="Socrates88"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

And this time last year 360 didn't seell as many as PS3.

Care to note how many more PS3's have been sold? You'll probably find it's production problems, not consumer purchases.
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#19 deactivated-58a5e8ead9efe
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Supply is not a problem, it's the demand.
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#20 SpaceMatt
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According to EB's website, you need to go 53 miles from my house in Middle of Nowhere, PA to find a store that does NOT have one or more PS 3s in stock, with even more on the way (according to the site). Some supply problem
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#21 miss_kitt3n
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Shortages?

Man, I've been gone longer than I thought:o
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

I'm thinking those are probably just display boxes....nobody would be stupid enough to stack $600 consoles like that......
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#23 XYZVector
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Yeah they would hoping someone knocks them all down so Best Buy can get a refund on the PS3's that aren't selling very well. If they keep on not selling when are they going to do a price drop??

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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... Socrates88
And this time last year 360 didn't seell as many as PS3.

So how many PS3 have actually been sold...since you know so much.

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#25 SemiMaster
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Goodie, instead of having about 20ish PS3s sitting at my local Best Buy, there will be 40 now!
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#26 tango90101
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How do you fix a non existant problem? 

oh wait...sony... nevermind....

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#27 ps3gen
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...



I can find the 360 everywhere!!!... lol...The 360 is the easiest one to find...and in my city there is no PS3....and the Wii is the hardest to find at stores since it keep on sellin out..i dont know about other cities though..and how come  your pictures looks like empty display boxes..lol..who would arrange the ps3 like that..especially when it weights a lot ..
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#28 ps3gen
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How do you fix a non existant problem?

oh wait...sony... nevermind....

tango90101


How do you know its non existant problem?? you been to every city worldwide and check if there is any ps3 in stock??at my place there no ps3 especially in walmart and target..
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#29 ps3gen
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oh yeah and gettin more ps3s out there is good thing..
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#30 WiiForAll
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I think he was referring to May of last year, when Sony's E3 presentation basically guaranteed that there'd be no shortages.
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#32 hellsing321
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It's just crazy old Jack Tretton talking. Leave him be and he won't bother you.
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#33 SemiMaster
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How do you fix a non existant problem?

oh wait...sony... nevermind....

tango90101


I'm sorry man, you got it wrong, there's only a PS3 shortage in the 4th dimension.
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#34 donalbane
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[QUOTE="tango90101"]

How do you fix a non existant problem?

oh wait...sony... nevermind....

SemiMaster


I'm sorry man, you got it wrong, there's only a PS3 shortage in the 4th dimension.

YOU BEAT ME! I was thinking the same thing! lol :D Who are we to believe? Jack Tretton or my lying eyes?
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#35 Ontain
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[QUOTE="tango90101"]

How do you fix a non existant problem?

oh wait...sony... nevermind....

ps3gen


How do you know its non existant problem?? you been to every city worldwide and check if there is any ps3 in stock??at my place there no ps3 especially in walmart and target..

give us your zip code. i'm sure we can find one :roll:
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#36 donalbane
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[QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... ps3gen


I can find the 360 everywhere!!!... lol...The 360 is the easiest one to find...and in my city there is no PS3....and the Wii is the hardest to find at stores since it keep on sellin out..i dont know about other cities though..and how come  your pictures looks like empty display boxes..lol..who would arrange the ps3 like that..especially when it weights a lot ..

It's not surprising the 360 is easier to find since it's been out a year already. And yes, the Wii is the hardest to find, but considering that the PS3 has been easier (for most people, anyway) to buy at retail than any other next gen console just a few months after it's launch, your comment about how the boxes could be empty is moot.
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[QUOTE="lawlessx"]theres about 5 ps3's at my local gamestore that have been sitting on the top shelf for weeks while the wii is selling very quicklychrisoff_1

you have been in that store every day and noted none of those PS3 were sold for over a week.....impressive but not very believable

Exactly. Either display boxes (empty) or they sell them and restock it immediatelly. Either way it goes PS3's are indeed selling.
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[QUOTE="johngmills"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

I'm thinking those are probably just display boxes....nobody would be stupid enough to stack $600 consoles like that......

Except for maybe Best Buy
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[QUOTE="teh_ownerer"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night: this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... Dekuxutu
If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.


They have security tags on them. I hope someone isn't blind enough to walk straight into a giant stack of consoles.

i work in bestbuy. you do know those are just display boxes right?
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#40 fonzie313
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[QUOTE="psyko7144"][QUOTE="johngmills"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

I'm thinking those are probably just display boxes....nobody would be stupid enough to stack $600 consoles like that......

Except for maybe Best Buy

ps3's are under lock and key. those are just stackd boxes like what they have at eb games
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#41 arinya
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Teh shortages!!! Oh noezzz!!!! $ony save us!!!!!!


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[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"][QUOTE="teh_ownerer"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night: this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves... fonzie313
If i were the store manager, i wouldn't have my PS3's (A Valuable and fragile item) stacked up in the middle of the store, with about 50% chance per day of being knocked over.


They have security tags on them. I hope someone isn't blind enough to walk straight into a giant stack of consoles.

i work in bestbuy. you do know those are just display boxes right?

Heh, looks like someone either stole or bought a display box, judging from that spot where another one could clearly sit. Best Buy can't afford one more display box to make that random "stack of PS3's" from looking lop-sided?
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#43 Puckhog04
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Shortages? What shortages? :|

That's Sony's PR department at work.

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[QUOTE="fonzie313"][QUOTE="psyko7144"][QUOTE="johngmills"][QUOTE="FlawlessSeasons"]um... shortages... the following picture was taken last friday night:  this time last year you still couldn't find a 360 and you still can't find a Wii cus both were and are flying of the shelves...

I'm thinking those are probably just display boxes....nobody would be stupid enough to stack $600 consoles like that......

Except for maybe Best Buy

ps3's are under lock and key. those are just stackd boxes like what they have at eb games



Well your best buy is the exception then, because here in madison wisconsin i went to best buy to buy a couple dvd's and the ps3s were all out on display.  Approximatly 10 of them,  all 60 gb though.  In fact i didnt even see a tag on the shelves where they would put out the 20gb model.  Any one know if they are still making the 20gig?
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#45 ghlu
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What shortage? I've seen ps3 at 3 local targets, bestbuy, walmart, and my local gamespot had a big ps3 in stock sign since mid-Jan (minneapolis, mn)..most of them are 60g version tho. I think I've only seen 1 20g so far.
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#46 LosDaddie
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When I bought a PS3 on Friday, I walked into BB and picked one of 7 PS3s on the shelf.

There is no shortage.

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#47 psycotictaratua
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So hold on, the PS3 is only sold out at about half of all stores, and it's still in shortage?  Waaaaa?  If it won't sell out, what's the point of upping the production much?
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#48 oback
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theres no shortages, its just no one wants to buy them
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#49 SwigGY12
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Shortages? At my local store (which is VERY small, btw) they have one Xbox 360, one PS3, and no Wii's. No one wants a PS3 Sony.
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#50 SwigGY12
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Maybe the real shortage they are referring to, is the shortage of people actually willing to shell out 600 bones on their machine...

:P

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